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March 8, 1932.

5 KVALL POST FULLER Fil ed Feb 3. 1950 latented-Mar. r v

l and it has for its principal object to provide of such posts from'theground.

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' Application filed. February s, 1"930. l"s eria1 116 4254594.' j

This invention has reference topostpullers a puller which is especiallyadapted for use in pulling, or lifting metal fence posts of the plainand studded T type, also the angle type of post from the ground.

. For some time now metal' posts have been taking the place of theoldtype wood post,

and of the metal posts which have become 'very' popular because oftheirgreat utility and cheapness, as well as being easy to drive. i intotheground, are the plainand studded T post and the angle metal post. Suchposts are especially adapted for supporting woven wire fencing andbarb-wireand are used, not only for the permanent erection of fieldbarriers, but also for temporary structures,gand

while in the development and use 'ofsuch posts, 'efiicient driving meanshave been devised, I am not aware that an efiicient and .cheap pullerhas been made, which would be especially useful for the pulling orlifting My invention comprehends a device which includes a bar,preferablya tubular bar, the acting end of which is slotted to receivethe shankor legportion of'a T-post andto proangle bar; the terminalofthe slotted end of the bar being preferably rounded or. beveled thatit may ride against either type .of post in a friction grippingrelation; and said device further includesa link or strap of preferably7 U formation with its shank portions straddling the bar, on oppositesides of :the slot and pivoted thereto to have freemovement across theend of thebar. S'aid link or strap is adapted to be slipped down overaipost and engaged under a stud of a-studdedtype post and tofrictionally engage against the edge portions of the angle sidesof anangle post. When in such position, a block or equivalent means is placedunder the acting end of the puller, whereby when pressure is'applied todepress the outer end of the bar a leverage may be exerted to permit thegrip between the end of the bar against the post and the link 'underastud or against the edges of the angles of an angle bar,'to lift orpull-the post upward and out of the ground. I r I the angle type ofpost, see F ig.13.

Thatthe invention "may. be. more fiiny derstood; reference fis had tothe accompanylng drawings, forming part'ofthis'description,illustratinga preferredembodiment of the inventiomin' which a 1 Fig. 1is an elevation showing my improved puller applied'for lifting a studdedT type i post from the ground, the bar of the puller being broken in itslength';. V

Fig.2 is a view in plan, as the same would appear on the line'2'2, Fig.1,and j 1 Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. '2, except that the puller isapplied to an angle post. '-Like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts throughout the figures. In the drawings a wellknown: type *of studded T l post -is designated A, having the studs a,see Figs. 1 and 2', and B designates The puller,tcomprising theinvention; includes the .bar, 1,5which is preferably a tubu lar bar,"although not necessarily so. The acting end of this bar is'slotted at 2for asuitable distance, which slot as explained, is adapted to have theshank or leg portion of a T post inserted therein, see Figs. 1 and 2,

'whenthe device isapplied to a T postfor a pulling or liftingoperationand the slotted end of the puller is rounded or beveled at 3,

more especially useful for a friction gripping actionagainst the insideface of the-flanged side of the T post, see Fig. 1.

' Having a pivoted connection with the slotted end of the puller, and atasuitable point beyond the inner end of the slot 2, is a link or strap4, of preferably Uformation, with the legs of suchlink or strap securedby a common'pivot pin. or bolt 5, and with the legs, of the linkpreferably located on opposite sides of the slot 2. The cross-bar or con'necting end of the linkor strap may move across the rounded or beveledend of the bar 1 leaving suflicient space therebetween to en able thelink or strap to be slipped; down over a post, as shown in-the figures.By beveling the inside face of the cross-bar or connecting end, of thelink or strap 4, as at 6, when a leverage movement is exerted on the'bar1,

the'same time, if the device is applied to an angle post a frictiongripping relation may be maintained between the link or stra and theedges of the angle sides of an a-ng e post.

' In Fig. 1, I have shown a block 0, or equivalent means, placed underthe slotted end of thebar in close proximity to the, post with which thedevice is applied as it is preferable to use it, near the ground, which,whenvpressure is applied to the outer end of the bar to depress it,gives the desired' le'verage for lifting the post out of the ground.

The device is disclosed in its simplest form,

with the fewest number of parts and so constructed is cheap and yet veryeflicient, and while the disclosure is the preferred form, I

do not wish tobe limited thereto further than isexpressed in theappended claim.

WhatIelaimis: A post puller applicable to studded T- posts, angle ironposts and the like comprising a leverage bar slotted for a portion ofits length at one end .for' the insertion of the shank portion of aT-post and to provide a seat for the ridge portion of an angle post, anda U-shaped link having a pivotal connection at its ends with the slottedend of the bar and on opposite sides thereof beyond the base of the slotand disposed with relation to the end of the bar for the placement of apost Within said link and between the link and end of the bar andadapted to coact with the bar when a leverage action is applied theretoto lift the post. p s v In witness whereof, I have hereunto afiixedmyhand this 28th day of January, 1930.

I v a SIGURD KVALL.

